Basics:
Repo: doc.us.to/~doctor/repo/V1/ (server runs 24hours a day)
check in=commit: send changes in working copy to repo (on server)
check out: making a working copy for the first time.
update: download changes in repo and make your working copy update.
How to remove a file from version control without deleting it?
You want the --keep-local command-line option. This removes the file
from version control without removing it from your filesystem.
$ svn rm --keep-local my_important_file